While President Yoon Seok-yeol agreed to “delay” the Supreme Court’s right to compensation for conscripted workers through a Korea-Japan summit and prioritized “freedom,” Prime Minister Kishida set the gap with “rule of law internationalism.”
Immediately after the summit meeting on the 16th, President Yoon and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida confirmed the gap between “freedom” and “rule of law” in their respective statements.
President Yoon's statement said, “We will closely cooperate with the international community in the process of promoting Korea's 'Indo-Pacific Strategy of Freedom, Peace and Prosperity' and Japan's 'Free and Open Indo-Pacific'. In addition, as the international order based on universal values of freedom, human rights, and the rule of law has achieved peace and prosperity in the world, we have decided to join forces to preserve it.”
Prime Minister Kisada’s statement read, “At a turning point in history, we confirmed the importance of realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific, and felt the need for countries of the same mind to join forces to preserve a free and open international order based on the rule of law. We shared our views on the issue,” he said, officializing the gap between the two countries as “freedom under the rule of law.”
At the beginning of the summit announcement, President Yoon said, “Korea and Japan are the closest neighbors and partners to work together, sharing universal values of freedom, human rights, and the rule of law, and pursuing common interests in security, economy, and global agendas.” However, there is no mention of 'free sharing' in the Japanese announcement.
President Yoon said at a joint press conference at the summit, "If the right to compensation is exercised, all issues will return to their original positions."
At the same press conference, Prime Minister Kishida-il said, "I understand that (the Korean side) does not expect to exercise the right to demand compensation," and it seems that the leaders have reached an "agreement" on the "delay of the right to compensation" according to the Supreme Court ruling.
Yomiuri said, “According to Korean domestic law, the foundation has the right to request compensation from Japanese companies posthumously, but we agree that the Japanese and Korean governments have no intention of exercising their right to reimbursement.” It expires in 20 years, which seems to have the Japanese and South Korean governments in mind.”
Yomiuri continued, "South Korea's solution does not clarify the treatment of the right to claim compensation, and some members of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are concerned about 'rehash' after regime change (South Korea)." Rather than obsessing over the risk of a recurrence of zero, it will contribute to resolving the long-term problem in solidifying Korea-Japan relations for the remaining four years of the Yoon regime," he said, reporting as "temporary normalization."
At a press conference, President Yoon said, "Now that the values of liberal democracy are facing serious challenges, the need for cooperation between the two countries is growing more and more." He made it clear that he would acknowledge the history of previous cabinets, including the 1998 Korea-Japan Joint Declaration.
Yomiuri said, "Prime Minister Kishida highly praised the Korean government's solution to the forced labor issue, saying that the Korean government has already announced a solution in which the Korean foundation pays equal compensation to the defendant's Japanese company." did,” he said.
White House NSC Coordinator John Kirby told the Korea-Japan summit, “The Biden administration has worked very hard to strengthen bilateral defense and security alliances to promote deterrence and peace throughout the Indo-Pacific.” and has supported efforts to substantially strengthen the US-ROK-Japan trilateral partnership. We believe this partnership is key to advocating and advancing our shared vision for a safer and more prosperous Indo-Pacific,” it said in a statement, ruling out “spreading freedom” with “prosperity in stability.”
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